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from WIRED<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revolt! Scientists Say They’re Sick of Quantum Computing’s Hype<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A Twitter account called Quantum Bullshit Detector reflects some researchers’ angst about overhyped claims and other troubling trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

by SOPHIA CHEN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This spring, a mysterious figure by the name of\u00a0Quantum Bullshit Detector<\/a>\u00a0strolled onto the Twitter scene. Posting anonymously, they began to comment on\u00a0purported breakthroughs<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0quantum computing<\/a>\u2014claims that the technology will speed up artificial intelligence algorithms, manage financial risk at banks, and\u00a0break all encryption<\/a>. The account preferred to express its opinions with a single word: \u201cBullshit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The provocations perplexed experts in the field. Because of the detector\u2019s familiarity with jargon and the accounts it chose to follow, the person or persons behind the account seemed be part of the quantum community. Researchers were unaccustomed to such brazen trolling from someone in their own ranks. \u201cSo far it looks pretty well-calibrated, but […] vigilante justice is a high-risk affair,\u201d physicist Scott Aaronson wrote on his blog a month after the detector\u2019s debut. People discussed online whether to take the account\u2019s opinions seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is some confusion. Quantum Bullshit Detector cannot debate you. It can only detect quantum bullshit. This is why we are Quantum Bullshit Detector!\u201d the account tweeted in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the subsequent months, the account has called bullshit on statements in academic journals such as\u00a0Nature<\/em>\u00a0and journalism publications such as\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>,\u00a0Quanta<\/em>, and yes, an article\u00a0written by me<\/a>\u00a0in WIRED. Google\u2019s so-called quantum supremacy demonstration? Bullshit. Andrew Yang\u2019s tweet about Google\u2019s quantum supremacy demonstration? Bullshit. Quantum computing pioneer Seth Lloyd accepting money from Jeffrey Epstein? Bullshit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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